Category: Political Prisoners & Human Rights
Verified reporting and Free China public communication concerning political prisoners, dissidents, religious prisoners, civil and human rights, arrests, trials and releases.
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Free China Movement (FCM) Statement: Jimmy Lai’s Choice — Business Success, Freedom and the Responsibility to Build a Free China
FCM honors Jimmy Lai as a successful entrepreneur who placed liberty and democratic values above personal comfort and calls on Chinese business leaders to defend freedom and rule of law.
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Zion Church Lawyer Ruth Wang Seeks Safe Resettlement After Pressure on Her Firm
Verified current development — September 3, 2026. Associated Press reported that Chinese lawyer Ruth Wang (王夏红), a partner at VDoor Law Firm / 北京凯门律师事务所, was temporarily in Taiwan while seeking international resettlement after pressure connected with the firm’s…
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Hong Kong Court Upholds 612 Fund Registration Convictions; Appeal to Top Court Planned
Verified current development — September 3, 2026. A Hong Kong appeals court dismissed appeals by Cardinal Joseph Zen, Denise Ho, Hui Po-keung, Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho against their 2022 convictions for failing to register the now-defunct 612…
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Imprisoned Pastor Sun Chenghao Reportedly Lost Consciousness as Family Raises Health Concerns
September 2, 2026 — ChinaAid reported on September 1 that the wife of imprisoned house-church pastor Sun Chenghao released an August 25 open letter describing deterioration in his health. According to the report, the family was recently informed…
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U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Acting as a PRC Agent: What the Pauken Case Shows About Democratic Resilience
September 2, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Justice says Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American citizen who lived and worked in China, was sentenced September 1 to two years in federal prison followed by 36 months of…
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Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Hong Kong National-Security Case; Sentencing Pending
Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on September 2 in a second Hong Kong national-security case. Sentencing remains pending; Free China examines the case against Hong Kong’s promised constitutional freedoms.
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El pastor David Tang y seis trabajadores de iglesia detenidos; la base legal sigue sin estar clara
ONG informan que David Tang y seis miembros de una iglesia están detenidos en Shanghái; no se halló una notificación oficial pública de cargos.
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Pastor David Tang und sechs Kirchenmitarbeiter festgehalten – Rechtsgrundlage bleibt unklar
Organisationen berichten, dass David Tang und sechs Kirchenmitarbeiter in Shanghai festgehalten werden; eine öffentliche offizielle Anklagemitteilung wurde nicht gefunden.